Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-230) and index
African-American heroes of the Revolution -- Pre-Revolution Colonial America -- On the verge of revolution -- "Enlist No Stroller, Negro, or Vagabond" -- "Liberty to slaves" -- Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment -- Opening the ranks -- Segregated freedom fighters: All-Black units -- Service at seas: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps -- Daily military life during the Revolution -- Behind the lines -- Great Britain and African Americans -- Black men in redcoats -- The fate of the Black Loyalists -- Abolition and the Revolution -- The assessment: numbers, influence, results